This is the Forward’s coverage of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory on the Mediterranean sea bordering Israel. Israel withdrew from the strip in 2005, ceding direct control to the Palestinian Authority, but it maintains strict indirect control.
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Fast Forward White House Holds Gaza Aid Conference Without Palestinian Authority
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The human suffering in the Gaza Strip has grown over the past year, top U.S. Middle East negotiator Jason Greenblatt told a conference to discuss aid for the coastal strip that did not include the Palestinian Authority. Representatives of nearly two dozen countries and international organizations gathered Tuesday at the White House…
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Opinion What Gaza Really Needs Is For Israel To Recognize The Humanity Of Its Residents
On March 13, Jared Kushner and Jason D. Greenblatt held a White House summit on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza with leaders from Israel, several Arab nations and Western countries — but there were no leaders from either the Palestinian Authority or Gaza in attendance. “We all know that none of this will be easy,”…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Prime Minister Survives Gaza Assassination Attempt
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Hamas blamed Israel for an apparent assassination attempt on Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah shortly after he entered Gaza for the inauguration of a wastewater treatment plant. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s office initially announced that it held Hamas responsible for the Tuesday morning attack, which it said “directly serves the…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Terrorist Accidentally Blows Himself Up
A Palestinian terrorist died in an “accidental explosion” in Gaza, a spokesman for the Hamas-run Ministry of Health said Saturday. Ibrahim Frahat, a member of the Saraya al-Quds militia of the terror group Palestinian Islamic Jihad, died while “preparing for battle,” the militia said in a statement. Israeli Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordecai, who commands the…
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Fast Forward White House To Convene ‘Brainstorming Session’ To Help Gaza
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The White House will convene a meeting next week of “stakeholders” to improve life in the Gaza Strip, said the top Trump administration Middle East peace negotiator. “In response to the burgeoning humanitarian situation in Gaza, key countries and stakeholders are preparing to act: There was a meeting in Cairo on Thursday,…
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Fast Forward IDF Attacks 18 Hamas Targets Following Attack On Israeli Soldiers, Rocket Fire
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israel Defense Forces attacked 18 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to an attack on Israeli soldiers and rocket fire. The attacks were executed late on Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Eight of the targets were located in a Hamas military compound at Deir el Balah, in central Gaza, where…
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Opinion For Desperate Palestinians In Gaza, Rage Has Turned Into Suicidal Despair
Ever since President Donald Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, there have been warnings of a mass intifada, including recent speculations that a larger crisis is brewing. Israel’s military chief warned that Gaza is on the brink of collapse. And Sami Obeid, an analyst for Gaza’s Al-Manar radio station, told the L.A….
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Fast Forward Hamas Co-Founder Dies After Accidentally Shooting Himself In The Head
One of the founders of the Palestinian terror group Hamas died on Tuesday, three weeks after he was shot in the head in what officials said was an accident. Imad al-Alami, 62, was inspecting his weapon at home when it accidentally discharged, a Hamas spokesman said earlier this month. He was transferred to Shifa Hospital…
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